The Leading Nationalities That Overstay Their Permits To Visit The US [Infographic]

Which nationalities are overstaying their welcome to the United States? The Department of Homeland Securityrecently published a report which recorded a grand total of 44.9 million nonimmigrant admissions to the country in FY 2015. Of that, 1.17 percent or 527,127 individuals overstayed their terms of admission. The report was compiled in response to a requirement from Congress to improve visitor tracking and represents an initial attempt at estimating the numbers of authorized visitors overstaying their permits.

The two countries directly neighboring the US had the most people who failed to leave at the end of their authorized stay. Canada came first with 93,035 overstays, followed by Mexico with 42,114. Brazil rounded off the top three with 35,707. Out of the individuals who overstayed in FY 2015, some did depart, though an estimated 483,000 were still in the US when the fiscal year ended on September 30th.